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Ah, who cares? It's hockey.

Once again, it is not about "finding something". It's about reinventing yourself. It's about going back to school and pursuing a new career. After being laid off, I, for example, coached high school football and baseball as a volunteer assistant while applying for teacher credentialing...

That's because being forced out of journalism was the best thing that happened to so many of us, and our hearts go out to all the people who are still toiling in journalism, and dealing with the mind-boggling nonsense that comes with it, while believing that what they do still matters. Sure...

The Wall Street Journal is race-baiting its overwhelmingly upper class white readership, and it exploited a teenager to do so. What's the discussion here?

I am definitely not bummed out for these people. In fact, I'm happy for them. Sure, it sucks to lose their jobs right now, but in the long run, they will be happier in their new endeavors. One of the greatest things that has ever happened to me is journalism kicking me out the door, and that's...

Yet, Sam Alipour is at the top of his profession. This article reminds me of why I'm so happy not to be working in journalism anymore. Doesn't matter if you are covering high school, college, or pro sports. You are always the outsider.

Yeah, because their minority status was the reason 90% of the people working in an industry that's 90% white male (and rising) got their jobs. Minorities have more obstacle against us, not less. You are blind if you can't see that.

That is absolutely false. There was nothing in sports journalism that I experienced (and I have helped cover the championships of all three major sports) that came close to the highs (or even "mid-levels") of my current job of high school teacher, which comes when you make a genuine difference...

I started out in the NY/NJ metro area, and a teach and coach in the suburbs now. When I was in college, I had internships with several major metro papers. I was also part of a minority journalist organization and met a lot of recruiters (back when that position still existed) at various...

It is funny that you are laughing at me for saying that someone who completes a 4-year college degree should expect to earn more than a very modest amount of money. I started out making $47,000 to cover high school sports and help out with the "big sports", while many of my friends were...

I am far happier away from journalism, and I don't know any ex-sports journalist who isn't also happier post-sports journalism. I was laid off in early 2009, but got a modest severance package (about 4 months pay). During that time, I enrolled into a teacher credentialing program, and took care...

I never went to journalism school, but I did start out as a sports writer at a newspaper at more than $40,900. They're saying $40,900 is an AVERAGE. That's not a high number at all. I would sure hope that anyone who earned any 4-year college degree is making more than $40,900.

Shut your fat trap up and get off your high horse. Some newbie comes here looking for genuine advice, gets a snarky response, asks if it is serious, and then has to deal your sorry punk ass? Get out of here, bro.

Agreed. Mark, you are a piece of garbage. I bet you're one of those loser sports journalists who likes to complain that you lost out on an opportunity because you're a white male, even though your industry is about 90% white men. That fact that you can't distinguish between "complement" and...

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I would guess that the number of people I know fairly well who used to work in newspaper newsrooms would be over 100. I can honestly say that every single one of them is happier at their new career, and most would say far happier. I am one of the "far happier" people. I also would never have...

I don't understand why so many newspaper employees are still "nervous" about such things. It's time for people to become excited about the next chapter in life. When everyone who has left the newspaper business is happier at their new careers, people still in newspapers should take the message...

Oh, please spare me that "it's about the readers" spiel. Of course, the job is about the readers, but there are lines, too. If it were really "about the readers", we'd cover competitive cheerleading like we cover basketball. If it were really "about the readers", we'd publish the names of...

My advice: Don't cover it. Seriously, you paid for four years of college so you can ... interview 12-year-old baseball players? I'm sorry, but I'm way above that.

The pay is an absolute joke. I made more than twice that as a first-year teacher, and I think of teaching as a low-paying job.